Al-Nasr tops the table with a perfect record, while Al-Salmiya secures its first victory.

The second round of the Zain Premier League matches for this season concluded with Al-Salmiya’s 2-0 victory over Al-Shabab in the round’s final fixture. This followed the earlier match between Kazma and Sahel, which ended in a goalless draw, halting Sahel’s orange momentum that had begun with a convincing 3-1 win over Tadamon in the opening round.

Al-Ahli were the best, with coach Zahir Al-Adwani being the only manager among the league’s 12 clubs to secure a perfect score of six points from two wins. The first came against Al-Salmiya in the opening round, and the second against Fehail in the second round, justly earning Al-Adwani’s side the top spot with distinction and merit. The team presented itself excellently in both matches, despite their difficulty and the strength of their opponents. Al-Ahli scored four goals in two games while conceding two, a remarkable indicator of their offensive power and defensive solidity, especially considering they faced two teams with strong attacking capabilities: Al-Salmiya in the first round and Fehail, led by Brazilian coach Vitor, in the second.

Al-Rayyan secured their first win, overcoming Al-Salmiya’s loss in the opening round against Al-Ahli. They achieved their first league victory of the season at the expense of Al-Shabab, displaying improved performance under Bahraini coach Ali Ashour, along with a standout showing from the team’s new professional duo, Treasor and Abdullah Youssef. This marks a new chapter for Al-Salmiya in the championship. The Salmaawi team possesses many qualities to achieve superiority and compete for top positions, provided the players adhere to the technical staff’s instructions, which also require reading matches and preparing for them tactically by studying opponents and identifying their strengths and weaknesses.

Marhoon seizes the first win for the Whites. After his outstanding performance in Kuwait Club’s opening match against Al-Arabi, where he scored two of the Whites’ three goals in a draw with the Greens, Bahraini player Marhoon tipped the scales for the Kuwaiti side with a decisive goal against Al-Qadsia in the round’s climax. This confirmed his ability to make a difference, translating half-chances into impactful goals.

Kuwait, led by Syrian player Firas Al-Khatib, still needs more time to absorb the training methods of the coach who took charge just hours before the league began. However, they have relatively achieved the required output by earning four points from two high-level matches against title contenders Al-Arabi and Al-Qadsia.

The Greens are still searching for a win. Al-Arabi may have been the biggest loser in the first two rounds. Despite their relative superiority over Kuwait in the opening match, they settled for a draw. In the second match against Al-Jahra, they failed to maintain their one-goal lead, conceding two quick goals to lose the encounter, which the Red Palace’s sons rightly deserved to win in the league. The Greens missed their Nigerian professional, Iyala, in the last match, and now face a difficult encounter against Al-Salmiya in the third round. The star-studded Al-Arabi team is seeking a fresh start and a good launch to reconcile with its fans.

Sahel secures an important point from Kazma. Sahel, led by national coach Ali Abdul-Razzaq, managed to take a crucial point from Kazma, who entered the match aiming for a perfect score and to continue leading the league table on goal difference after the opening round. Sahel failed to break down Kazma’s defense in a match that was relatively tactical, dominated by the Abu-Hilal side, who emerged with the best gains from the two rounds, earning four points and placing third in the league table.

33 goals in 12 matches. The first two rounds witnessed a significant scoring rate among the 12 competing clubs in the league for the first time in the championship’s history. A total of 33 goals were scored in 12 matches across the first two rounds, with the highest scoring rate occurring in the opening match between Al-Arabi and Kuwait, which saw six goals scored by both teams.

Al-Dahs is the best in the round. Al-Jahra star Abdullah Al-Dahs won the best player award for the second round after his strong contribution to the Red Palace’s sons’ 2-1 victory over Al-Arabi. Al-Dahs performed excellently under the leadership of national coach Ahmed Abdul-Karim.

National coaches are the best in the round. The two national coaches, Zahir Al-Adwani and Ahmed Abdul-Karim, were the most prominent managers of the round. Al-Adwani succeeded in taking sole possession of the top of the table with Al-Ahli, while Abdul-Karim secured a valuable win over Al-Arabi. Both defeated foreign coaches: Al-Adwani beat Slovak Martin Seviela, coach of Fehail, and Abdul-Karim outperformed Croatian Goran Sablic, coach of the Greens.